Monday, January 14, 2008

Caloy

It was his hair I noticed at first. Then an unsmiling face. He had a healthy hair as compared to my thinning one, hehe. My current workmate in Thailand introduced him to us as his former officemate. And while talking to him, I was surprised to know that he was also into photography. We had our point-and-shoot cameras then (mine is Casio Exilim and he had an Olympus). Photography had been the reason of our friendship. One time he thanked me about inspiring him of bringing back to existence his once forgotten passion. In return, I thanked him too for being the driving force to pursue this hobby on a higher level. Later, we found ourselves unsatisfied with the results of our P&S cameras anymore so we decided to buy a Nikon D80 DSLR. And our adventure begins.

People will think that we are two crazy guys (in full battle gears – camera / tripod / backpack) roaming around the city.We had tried photoshoots from sunrise to sundown, crashed temples, experimented with all the settings and angles, pretended to be locals and took candid shots of people and children bribing them with, hmm, candies. Haha! These activities made me realized he is not that serious after all.

By the way, his name is Carlos aka Caloy, now, one of my closest friends. Its his 30th (Jan 14) birthday today that’s why I’m forced to make this entry.Anyway, Caloy’s enthusiasm when it comes to photography is unmatched.He really tried to learn every details of the camera, an attitude which I envy as I hate opening the manuals. Of course, he had to explain it to me in a simpler way.

And before I forget, he loves posing in front of the camera.He is a willing model and volunteer provided the shots must be taken in side view.Here’s a slideshow of him in one of our informal photoshoots. (By the way, did we really have a formal shoot?)

Caloy, that’s all I can afford for your birthday! Have a great day my friend and thanks for the gift of friendship. (Pakasal na kayo ni Moshy mo hehe).